Emily Cruz

Poorer students who live in wealthy districts and in small rural districts are most likely…

It’s welcome news in districts like Saratoga Springs, where the district covered the cost of…

In the most recent state budget, New York, for the first time, included nearly $135…

In this year’s state budget, lawmakers allocated $134 million to expand free school meals. The…

As school resumes this week, more New York students than ever will be able to…

With new state funding towards the Community Eligibility Provision program, several school districts will be…

"While we are glad that New York will be expanding access to free school meals,…

The $280 million commitment that the legislature had in their respected one house budgets would…

Assembly Member Phil Palmesano (R-Corning) said the concept of universal school meals helps break down…

Lawmakers and Hochul also have tentative deals for increasing the state’s minimum wage to $17…